معرفی
Julie Rosenthal serves as Associate Professor at Lakehead University's School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks & Tourism, teaching courses including Visitor Impacts, Shoreline Recreation Management, and Ethics in Travel. Her interdisciplinary work bridges conservation science, tourism, and community engagement.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Forest Sciences, Lakehead University (2012)
- MSc in Protected Landscape Management, University of Greenwich, UK (2006)
- HBOR/BSc in Outdoor Recreation and Natural Sciences, Lakehead University (2001)
Dr. Rosenthal's research centers on human-nature conservation interfaces, specializing in species at risk impacts from recreation, cultural landscape preservation, and sustainable tourism development. She employs applied historical ecology to examine agricultural-natural biodiversity relationships in traditional livestock landscapes, with significant contributions to Ontario's species at risk evaluations through COSSARO committee work.
Her publication record reveals consistent focus on conservation-human activity dynamics, with recent work analyzing recreational impacts on endangered species and historical agrobiodiversity conservation. Key themes include stakeholder participation complexities in resource management and community-centered tourism frameworks.
She actively translates research into practice through Parks Canada collaborations on Lake Superior tourism initiatives and a Thunder Bay Community Foundation-funded project establishing BIPOC-focused outdoor recreation clubs. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes student-centered, multi-method instruction incorporating community service learning to connect theory with real-world applications.
